Winter 2020 | Pintor PRO

Winter 2020

  • Trimaco - Use Trimaco’s E-Z Up® Dust Containment Poles with plastic sheeting to create a temporary barrier to protect against airborne dust, combustible dust, silica dust and more. From residential renovations to large scale construction jobs, Trimaco’s E-Z Up® Dust Containment Solutions will keep your space safe and clean.
  • Scotch Painter’s Tapes - The best paint jobs start with Scotch® Painter’s Tape. Every job is unique, but they all start with the right preparation. Prepping with a painter’s tape from Scotch® Brand means you have a family of tapes specifically designed for your surfaces. By choosing to use the right tape, you’re choosing to create a better result.
  • Cash is King: 5 Strategies to Help Generate and Manage Your Cash Flow - The “new normal” caused by COVID-19 is presenting many of us with new, unique challenges. For painting contractors and many small to medium business owners, one of those challenges is ensuring the necessary cash is on hand to keep ahead of your debts, whether paying the rent or paying your team. The following are some … Continue reading Cash is King: 5 Strategies to Help Generate and Manage Your Cash Flow
  • The Painting Life: Lunas are a Shining Example of a Family Business - Family and business are not always a good mix, but it has definitely been a winning formula for BLS Painting, a highly respected Texas painting contracting company built by the father-and-son team of Benito and Erick Luna.
  • 2021 Colormix® Forecast: The Rhythm of Color - What are the latest trends in paint color? Think rhythm, say the color experts at Sherwin-Williams.
  • Stand Out! Providing a Human Face to Your Website - Is your website working as hard as it can for you? We asked Al Pirozzoli, a New York-based marketing consultant who has advised many professional painting contractors, for some fast ways to improve your site.
  • 4 Reasons to Offer Color Consulting Services to Your Painting Customer - Paige NeJame is the owner of CertaPro Painters of the South Shore and Boston. In this article, she outlines why it’s a good idea for pro painters to get into the color consulting game.
  • What Makes Paint Bubble? - Paint pros ask: Why do paints bubble sometimes? And what can I do to prevent it? There are a number of reasons for paint to bubble:
  • Coatings Choices: It’s All About Trust - “You have to find the products that your crews and customers like,” says Erick Luna of BLS Painting of Austin, Texas. Over the years, BLS has come to rely on Sherwin-Williams products.
  • Upgrade to Mutually Beneficial Product Solutions - Successful painting contractors agree that a customer-focused sales approach typically results not only in improved customer satisfaction but the opportunity to upgrade to products that can improve project profitability.
  • New Tools for Pro Painters: E-Z Clean Goggles - Want your crews to be more productive? Your local Sherwin-Williams store has the latest advances in paint application, surface prep and cleanup tools. This article features details on some new safety glasses for spraying.
  • New Tools for Pro Painters: Purdy® White Dove Jumbo Mini Roller Kit - Want your crews to be more productive? Your local Sherwin-Williams store has the latest advances in paint application, surface prep and cleanup tools. This article features details on some the Purdy® White Dove™ Jumbo Mini Roller Kit.
  • Emerald® Rain Refresh Wins Innovation Awards - The newest addition to the Emerald® paint line has received two awards for innovation. Emerald® Rain Refresh™ Exterior Acrylic Latex with Self-Cleaning Technology™ was named a FacilitiesNet 2020 Vision Award winner and a Merit Award Winner in Buildings Magazine’s 2020 Product Innovations Awards.